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The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies : Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Innovation and Technology in the World Economy SeriesPublisher: Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (324 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780804796026
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Rise and Fall of Urban EconomiesDDC classification:
  • 330.9494/61
LOC classification:
  • HC107.C22
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures, Maps, and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Divergent Development of Urban Regions -- 2. Divergent Development: The Conceptual Challenge -- 3. The Motor of Divergence: High-Wage or Low-Wage Specialization -- 4. The Role of Labor in Divergence: Quality of Workers or Quality of Jobs? -- 5. Economic Specialization: Pathways to Change -- 6. Economic Development Policies: Their Role in Economic Divergence -- 7. Beliefs and Worldviews in Economic Development: To Which Club Do We Belong? -- 8. Seeing the Landscape: The Relational Infrastructure of Regions -- 9. Connecting the Dots: What Caused Divergence? -- 10. Shaping Economic Development: Policies and Strategies -- 11. Improving Analysis of Urban Regions: Methods and Models -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
Summary: The Rise and Fall of Great Urban Economies closely examines the divergent economic paths of San Francisco and Los Angeles in order to explain how regions copes with new opportunities and unfavorable shocks. By honing in on micro-level trends in these two cities, the authors make a significant contribution to the dialogue surrounding metropolitan development, urban and regional policy, and comparative economic development more broadly.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures, Maps, and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Divergent Development of Urban Regions -- 2. Divergent Development: The Conceptual Challenge -- 3. The Motor of Divergence: High-Wage or Low-Wage Specialization -- 4. The Role of Labor in Divergence: Quality of Workers or Quality of Jobs? -- 5. Economic Specialization: Pathways to Change -- 6. Economic Development Policies: Their Role in Economic Divergence -- 7. Beliefs and Worldviews in Economic Development: To Which Club Do We Belong? -- 8. Seeing the Landscape: The Relational Infrastructure of Regions -- 9. Connecting the Dots: What Caused Divergence? -- 10. Shaping Economic Development: Policies and Strategies -- 11. Improving Analysis of Urban Regions: Methods and Models -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.

The Rise and Fall of Great Urban Economies closely examines the divergent economic paths of San Francisco and Los Angeles in order to explain how regions copes with new opportunities and unfavorable shocks. By honing in on micro-level trends in these two cities, the authors make a significant contribution to the dialogue surrounding metropolitan development, urban and regional policy, and comparative economic development more broadly.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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